[Original outing was on 7/12 during the Coupon Spree of Summer 2009]
A few days after our dinner at Sea Rocket Bistro, we found ourselves in the North Park neighborhood yet again. Armed with yet another coupon provided by the lovely HotFudge, we decided to check out a place neither of us had ever gone to before...Bert and I had already perused the Uptown and Downtown magazines for their coupons...This place sounded pretty good. Not pretentious. It wasn't too far. It had Philly cheese steaks. That pretty much sealed the deal with Bert.
Our destination was the recently opened Eddie's Place, also on 30th. I liked the name because it sounded nice and dirty, like the kind of place you'd find on the wrong side of the tracks. See the Yelp reviews of Eddie's here. Some people thought they were kind of pricey, but shit, we had a coupon so it was a'ight.
Since it was a Sunday and fairly pretty early for lunch (11:30'ish), parking was pretty easy to find. What I like about North Park is that most parking (at least on the side streets, not the main drag, like University Ave) is free. You just have to hunt for it on Friday and Saturday nights though. Looks like this used to be a house but equipped with a rather labyrinthine handicapable walkway.
Here's their menu which can be found online at the first Eddie's link above.
There were framed posters and other type of memorabilia related to Philly in here.
My favorite was this one! Isn't that a great lineup! Back in the day too! In 1986, I was still in high school (summer before senior year!)! Seems like there is a resurgence (it usually comes in waves) in old school hip hop. My 7th grade nephew was sporting a Run DMC shirt last week. The Vietnamese waitress at Pho 888 (haven't posted that yet) also had on a Run DMC shirt. You can buy those at Wal-Mart or Target nowadays. Back then, the only way to get a t-shirt with a band logo on it was to go to the concert. You couldn't buy your "look" at the store like you can nowadays (ex: Hot Topic). Damn posers.
More of their menu...click to enlarge. Sorry if it's still blurry.
So many choices...Lots of American style comfort food here. For those of you that know me, it's not my favorite style of food. But, since Bert is such a big fan of Philly cheesesteaks and because we both wanted to try a totally new place, relatively risk free (since we had that damn coupon), whynot, right? Man, they have meat loaf here. To me, meat loaf is pretty damn exotic. They also had a pork ribs plate and a spaghetti and meatballs plate. We definitely have to go here again (with the coupon, of course).
This was TC's dish - the kid's hamburger with fries which isn't on the menu, but it's basically a smaller version of their burger with American cheese. Here it is without the top bun. I snuck a tiny bite of hers (we traded bites of our meals) - the patty meat was pretty good but it could have used a little more seasoning.
Hmmm, the flash made this look too much like a Hollywood starlet's fake tan, but these were the sweet potato fries, which were $1 extra if you had it with a burger. Nicely seasoned. Despite what you see here, these weren't burnt.
This was my Philly cheese steak sandwich - Mushroom, Steak and Onions with Provolone Cheese (extra .75). I hardly eat these types of sandwiches, but damn! This was so fkg good! I almost ate the whole thing! This totally kicks ass on "Steak Umms" which we loved as kids while growing up. The difference is like night and day!
Just look at that melted cheese! And that meat! Yeah, I'd eat this again!
Now for Bert's - Pepper, Steak & Onions with Provolone cheese. The rolls, by the way, are "Amoroso" rolls, which are synonymous with Philly cheese steaks. Although I'm sure there are bread fans out there, after a few bites, I deconstructed my sandwich and ignored the bread. 
Here's a cross section of the Pepper Steak and Onions...I wish mine had green peppers in it...would have been even better.
Service here was friendly. There were two girls working the counter. The place filled up before we left. It seems like a cool local hangout...Like I said, we'd go here again for their dinner specials.
A few days after our dinner at Sea Rocket Bistro, we found ourselves in the North Park neighborhood yet again. Armed with yet another coupon provided by the lovely HotFudge, we decided to check out a place neither of us had ever gone to before...Bert and I had already perused the Uptown and Downtown magazines for their coupons...This place sounded pretty good. Not pretentious. It wasn't too far. It had Philly cheese steaks. That pretty much sealed the deal with Bert.
Our destination was the recently opened Eddie's Place, also on 30th. I liked the name because it sounded nice and dirty, like the kind of place you'd find on the wrong side of the tracks. See the Yelp reviews of Eddie's here. Some people thought they were kind of pricey, but shit, we had a coupon so it was a'ight.
Since it was a Sunday and fairly pretty early for lunch (11:30'ish), parking was pretty easy to find. What I like about North Park is that most parking (at least on the side streets, not the main drag, like University Ave) is free. You just have to hunt for it on Friday and Saturday nights though. Looks like this used to be a house but equipped with a rather labyrinthine handicapable walkway.
Here's their menu which can be found online at the first Eddie's link above.
There were framed posters and other type of memorabilia related to Philly in here.
My favorite was this one! Isn't that a great lineup! Back in the day too! In 1986, I was still in high school (summer before senior year!)! Seems like there is a resurgence (it usually comes in waves) in old school hip hop. My 7th grade nephew was sporting a Run DMC shirt last week. The Vietnamese waitress at Pho 888 (haven't posted that yet) also had on a Run DMC shirt. You can buy those at Wal-Mart or Target nowadays. Back then, the only way to get a t-shirt with a band logo on it was to go to the concert. You couldn't buy your "look" at the store like you can nowadays (ex: Hot Topic). Damn posers.
More of their menu...click to enlarge. Sorry if it's still blurry.
So many choices...Lots of American style comfort food here. For those of you that know me, it's not my favorite style of food. But, since Bert is such a big fan of Philly cheesesteaks and because we both wanted to try a totally new place, relatively risk free (since we had that damn coupon), whynot, right? Man, they have meat loaf here. To me, meat loaf is pretty damn exotic. They also had a pork ribs plate and a spaghetti and meatballs plate. We definitely have to go here again (with the coupon, of course).
This was TC's dish - the kid's hamburger with fries which isn't on the menu, but it's basically a smaller version of their burger with American cheese. Here it is without the top bun. I snuck a tiny bite of hers (we traded bites of our meals) - the patty meat was pretty good but it could have used a little more seasoning.
Hmmm, the flash made this look too much like a Hollywood starlet's fake tan, but these were the sweet potato fries, which were $1 extra if you had it with a burger. Nicely seasoned. Despite what you see here, these weren't burnt.
This was my Philly cheese steak sandwich - Mushroom, Steak and Onions with Provolone Cheese (extra .75). I hardly eat these types of sandwiches, but damn! This was so fkg good! I almost ate the whole thing! This totally kicks ass on "Steak Umms" which we loved as kids while growing up. The difference is like night and day!
Just look at that melted cheese! And that meat! Yeah, I'd eat this again!
Now for Bert's - Pepper, Steak & Onions with Provolone cheese. The rolls, by the way, are "Amoroso" rolls, which are synonymous with Philly cheese steaks. Although I'm sure there are bread fans out there, after a few bites, I deconstructed my sandwich and ignored the bread. 
Here's a cross section of the Pepper Steak and Onions...I wish mine had green peppers in it...would have been even better.
Service here was friendly. There were two girls working the counter. The place filled up before we left. It seems like a cool local hangout...Like I said, we'd go here again for their dinner specials.
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